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Roosevelt Aims To Please Days Wet Candidacy Debate
New York dispatch reports Southern Democrats warn against a wet candidate in 1932. Franklin D Roosevelt seeks dry alignment with the South and West, favoring a Wickersham style enforcement plan. Maryland’s Albert C Ritchie faces criticism for wet views as Southern governors rally around Roosevelt's potential nomination. The piece notes immigrant influx and compares 1928 dynamics with current sentiments.
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